All That Glitters - Short Film by Dan Bronzite

All That Glitters

All That Glitters (2021)

24 min Drama / Fantasy

Starring: Sophia Myles, Alec Newman, Tillie Murray, Mackenzie Proll, Sidney Kean

Written & Directed by: Dan Bronzite

Margaret is a wealthy wife and mother from Chelsea who appears to have everything. Eddie is a desperate teenager from the other side of the tracks who assumes that everyone with money has it easy… so when he sees Margaret passing by, he seizes the opportunity and mugs her. As he flees with her designer handbag, Margaret gives chase and there is a car accident. Eddie and Margaret’s worlds are suddenly intertwined and Eddie discovers Margaret’s life is deeply troubled and a disturbing reflection of his own traumatic childhood.

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Dan Bronzite

Writer / Producer / Director / Editor

Our Story

The Script

Produced screenwriter and award-winning short film director Dan Bronzite had always wanted to tell a story about domestic violence and raise awareness about this subject matter but wanted to do so with an original and entertaining approach. He began developing the script fifteen years ago but life and other projects got in the way. In 2019 he revisited the story, started a major rewrite and began recruiting HODs with the intention of shooting in May 2020.

The Pandemic

When the coronavirus struck in March 2020 and London was thrust into lockdown, his plans were initially scuppered, and he felt it would not be possible to shoot until the crisis was over but then he heard news reports of increasing incidents of domestic abuse during lockdown and realised that now was the right time to push ahead with the production, despite the numerous obstacles. He secured a bank loan, borrowed from personal credit cards and took the leap…

The Production

During the summer months Dan honed the script, developed detailed storyboards and shot lists and began the casting process with Casting Director Ben Cogan. He continued location scouting (from where he left off in March) and in September brought on board Production Manager Jess Gardner to help finalise the budget and crew up. The COVID-Secure shoot was over five days at the beginning of October 2020 with Director of Photography Simon Rowling filmed on RED Komodo, and a pickup day at the end of the month with Director of Photography Paul O’Callaghan filmed on ARRI Alexa Mini.

The Post Production

Dan had hoped to complete post by Christmas but unfortunately the pandemic had other ideas and caused many hurdles due to lockdown restrictions. He finally locked picture in March 2021 and began sound and online picture post in April at Halo Post Production – completing on June 11th.

The film continues to have phenomenal success on the international festival circuit with over 50 Official Selections in competition and winning to 30 Awards including BEST SHORT at Beaufort, Sonoma and Stony Brook in the USA, BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT at the Lanzarote International Film Festival in Spain, BEST DIRECTOR for a "Psychological Film" at the London Director Awards, RUNNER UP for BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT at the Oscar/BAFTA/BIFA accredited Foyle Film Festival, BEST FOREIGN DRAMA at San Francisco Shorts Film Festival and BEST FOREIGN SHORT at Studio City Film Festival in Los Angeles.

ALL THAT GLITTERS has most recently won BEST DRAMA at the Soho London Independent Film Festival and BEST DIRECTOR and BEST DRAMA at Love Your Shorts in Florida 2023.

All That Glitters (2021)

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